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Short Story #1

He looked at himself in the mirror, adjusted his tie and brushed the dust off of his shoulders, an amused look decorating his perfect features.

He exited his changing room, letting the maids close the doors behind him. The heels of his shoes clacked through the humongous hallway as he made his way to the dining area.

Faint noises of arguments could be heard, the closer he got, the clearer the voices became.

"Really brother? If you had just taken one step...one step forward, those citizens could have been saved!" His sister's voice was full of exasperation as she slammed her hand against the table.

"I will have you know my dear sister, I was quite busy putting out the fire. That building could have exploded had I not arrived on the scene on time! Moreover, this man-" He points at his brother who was sitting next to him leisurely sipping wine -"was not busy! Had he tried, he could have helped you!"

The second brother had a look of disappointment and gasped dramatically, "I'll have you cruel people know, puppies are as important as humans! And father was present at the scene as well! He could have helped too!"

The father raised his eyebrow as he spoke, "I'll have you little cubs know, I was only present for supervision. You cannot rely on me all the time."

The door of the dining room was opened by the maids and in came the dashing villain no one wanted to meet. Though his deeds were troublesome, yet his aura was so magnificent, so much so that it was impossible not be intimidated by him.

The hall was dead silent as the villain casually walked to take a seat next to one of his brothers, the look of pure amusement not leaving his handsome features.

The villain, oh-so-elegantly removed the napkin from the table and placed it on his lap.

One elbow rested on the table while he rested his chin on the palm of the other hand. "That's not really a nice way to welcome your youngest child, father." The villain faked his displeasure and pouted childishly looking at his father.

The father stayed quiet for a moment before saying,"What you did today was unforgivable."

"Anything I do any day is unforgivable father." - He raises the fork as he points at his father fake aiming it at his forehead. - "That's what makes it even more fun."

"Fun?" His sister sneered.

"It's not my fault this world has a horrible sense of humor." The villain shrugged.

"Sense of humor?" His brother mocked.

"I am well aware not every one can have such tastes in humor, but that's why we have the Joker." He said with a sly smirk.

"You're an evil entity." The second brother sneered.

"And stock market exchange rates are rising. Your point?" The villain said as he took a bite from his steak.

"Wait for your mother you scum." His father said slightly raising his voice.

"And let this amazing dinner be delayed with this amazing steak which our maid cooked with all her heart? No, thank you." He took another bite and sipped his wine.

Just then, a woman entered the dining hall looking like a queen. Her dress flowed through the door as she entered.

Everyone greeted her while she took a seat beside her husband.

"Where are you manners you bastard?!" The mother was in a foul mood.

"Hey, they are the ones who failed to save the day. How am I the bad guy here?"

The mother gritted her teeth and sat down as everyone took there cutlery  and started their dinner.

The villain stood up from seat before anyone could take a bite from their food.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"This is why I love family dinners. You guys try too hard that it's actually cute. Do you honestly expect me to tell you my next move?" The villain smirked as he left the dining hall.